AT&T building

Downtown-developing dreamer offers legal threat – amid million-dollar debt

An ongoing Examiner investigation has unveiled that an additional $3.8 million debt looms over the head of a Dallas-based, Turkish real estate developer – whose rhetoric with the paper was filled with “dreaming” notions of how he’d like to transform the former AT&T building in downtown Beaumont,...

Buyer's portfolio dotted with back taxes, stand-still development

An investigation by The Examiner has revealed the investor interested in purchasing the former AT&T building for $3 million already has one languishing development in the city and owes multiple county tax offices thousands of dollars, including $14,367.88 for a rather notable property – his home.

Historic Beaumont building tagged by city

The historic Mildred Building at 1415 Calder Ave. has shined as a beacon of beauty from a bygone area in the heart of Beaumont for decades, its nearly 100-year-old façade a fixture for foodies and fun-seekers as the property and its surrounding neighbors serve frequently as a backdrop for the...